What we reported about Winterval - November 2010 Birmingham Post - By Jonathan Walker - November 12th, 2010

Comedian Stewart Lee has been on the radio pushing the familiar line that Birmingham City Council was accused of “banning” Christmas. As he correctly says in his interview, which you can hear for yourself here, “they called the celebrations as a whole Winterval and you were allowed to use the word Christmas, and you were…

DIVINE COMEDY - November 2010 The Spectator - By Ed Bartlam - November 11th, 2010

Stewart Lee is a name that should be more widely known. In the sprawling genre of live comedy, of which Britain still boasts the finest variety, Lee is a man who cuts deeper than most. Both admired by his peers and adored by his audiences, he is the antidote to those Saturday night TV comics…

If You Prefer A Milder Comedian Please Ask For One DVD - November 2010 Chortle - By Steve Bennett - November 4th, 2010

How far can you take a joke? That’s the premise of Stewart Lee’s latest DVD, in which he tests not only how far he can go with bad taste, but also how long he can drag out a single gag. And the answer to both is: much further than you think. The keynote routine revolves…

Someone out there, please pick up a guitar and howl. - November 2010 The Guardian - By John Harris - November 4th, 2010

Public services are being laid to waste and benefits shorn, but popular culture’s voice of dissent remains strangely silent For those of us who still spend far too much time thinking about what used to be called popular culture, these are fretful times. For more than two years, politics has been in a state of…

Vegetable Stew, Leicester Square Theatre, London ★★★★ - November 2010 The Independent - By Julian Hall - November 2nd, 2010

Sharp show is souped up with jokes Stewart Lee’s book, How I Escaped My Certain Fate: The Life and Deaths of a Stand-Up Comedian, released this summer, is a triumph of the art of footnotes, providing a DVD extra-style commentary over transcripts of some of his shows. As those who know Lee’s work would agree,…

Tasty Dish To Savour ★★★★★ - November 2010 The Metro - By Sharon Lougher - November 2nd, 2010